Sand, sludge, corrosives, abrasives, and myriad other challenging fluid components tear into the working surfaces of pumps hour after hour, gradually or catastrophically deteriorating...

While corrosion is a serious issue in virtually all oil, gas, pipeline, and industrial facilities, it is a particular challenge for the liquid natural...

As we touched on in part 1 of this series, there are some limitations to low level analysis. Low level analysis is considered to...

In all types of environmental testing, using proper sample collection methods is vitally important, as the data analyzed in the laboratory is only as...

The Victoria, Minnesota, water treatment facility needed a new pump to feed sodium hypochlorite under high pressure into the post-chlorination cycle of their water...

AutoPumps are air-powered positive displacement pumps that require no surface timer-based controllers, bubblers, or sensors in the well to operate. The pump is activated...

An Australian company that specializes in both on-site and off-site pump refurbishment is finding that energy efficiency is an important driver in its refurbishment...

Motor design is key to the performance and service life of a pump. But determining the size of the motor required to drive the...

Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...

In the conclusion of this series, we will examine the necessity of a functional precision alignment program, specifically how savings will begin to accrue...